Russia Sets 9-Day Minimum for School Holidays
Russia's Ministry of Education has set a minimum duration of nine days for autumn, winter, and spring school holidays to ensure students can rest adequately. The recommendation applies to grades 1–11 on a quarterly system, with additional February breaks for first graders.
Consensus
- Autumn, winter, and spring school holidays in Russian schools should last no less than nine days.
- The recommendation aims to allow students to rest adequately.
- The Ministry of Education of Russia issued guidelines on holiday duration.
- The guidance applies to grades 1–11 using a quarterly system.
- First graders are granted an additional nine days of rest in February.
Points of divergence
- In the 2026/2027 academic year, autumn holidays for students on a quarterly system will run from October 26 to November 3, with a total of 12 days of rest including weekends and National Unity Day on November 4. — vedomosti
- Winter holidays are scheduled from December 31 to January 10. — vedomosti
- Academician Gennady Onishchenko advised against holding control tests on Thursdays due to reduced student productivity on that day. — vm
- The Ministry of Education has developed methodological recommendations for using artificial intelligence in schools, specifying different levels of student access by grade. — vm
- Psychologist Reintal provided advice on how to handle children who do not want to go to school. — vesti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Duration of school holidays this academic year determined by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Kravtsov: autumn, winter and spring breaks should last no less than nine days — Ведомости
- Kravtsov: Autumn, winter and spring school holidays should last no less than nine days — Вечерняя Москва
- In the Russian Ministry of Education, the optimal duration of school holidays has been determined — Вести
- Not less than nine days should last for autumn, winter and spring holidays so that schoolchildren can fully rest. — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Russia
- TASS
- Sergey Kravcov
- Ministry of Education
- Moscow
- RAS
- Russian Academy of Education
- Ministry of Education
- Gennadiy Onishchenko
- Galina Reintal
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